The British Basketball Federation (BBF) has today confirmed the award of an interim licence to operate the men’s professional basketball league in Great Britain. The three-year licence has been awarded to Premier Basketball Limited, a company formed by a consortium of British clubs. The previous agreement, with Basketball League Limited (BLL), was terminated by the…
This Thursday 18th July, Great Britain’s senior men’s team take on South Sudan in the Subway Summer Slam at London’s Copper Box. The game is an important test for the Eagles and GB head coach Marc Steutel’s squad ahead of the FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers when they begin again in November. A training camp at…
Fabulous Flournoy celebrated the Darius Defoe Legends Game in typically flamboyant style — and promised the first fixture dedicated to a Newcastle great won’t be the last. On a flying visit from his day job with NBA powerhouse Philadelphia 76ers, the former Eagles playcaller rolled back the years in support of one of his greatest…
Following the announcement by the British Basketball Federation, the governing body of Basketball League Ltd (BBL), to terminate the current operational professional league licence, we have taken the decision to issue the following statement. In what has been a very challenging period in recent times, the decision to act by the BBF has been accepted…
At the culmination of one of the most historic and memorable seasons in recent times for the Newcastle Eagles, the annual End of Season Supporters Night had big shoes to fill, but did not disappoint by becoming the biggest ever event of its kind for the club. Both the men’s and women’s teams had so…
Ahead of this coming Monday’s eagerly anticipated End of Season Supporters night, it’s time to cast your vote for the men’s and women’s players you think deserve one of our annual fan-voted awards. The awards will be presented to the players on stage at the supporters night on Monday, which it set to be our…
League champions London Lions ended Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles’ campaign in ruthless fashion with a second big win inside 48 hours. The men in black were faced with a mountain to climb following Friday’s 106-75 homecourt loss in game one of this season’s playoff semi-final series. And despite a battling display in the capital, Newcastle…
Marc Stuetel admits he’s ‘desperate’ to keep Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles’ season alive as the men in black prepare for this afternoon’s date with destiny in London. It’s win or go home for the playoff semi-finalists after Peter Božić’s Lions cruised to victory in game one at the Vertu Motors Arena on Friday. And nobody…
It’s win or go home for Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles in London after the Lions proved too strong for Marc Steutel’s playoff hopefuls. Game one of this season’s semi-final series was still hanging in the balance at the half following a feisty opening 20 minutes. But London came out after the break firing on all…
